Take it from one that knows. I tip my Uber drivers and UberEats delivery people ALWAYS. I do this because I do both myself and I know the sting of just getting the empty "thank you" and getting nothing else. At minimum, I tip $3 for a flat rate trip of less than 2 miles, but normally max out to $7. The longest trip I have had is about 8 miles from where I live to Downtown, on the weekend, when traffic is not so bad.
Anyway, on Sunday, I decided to head out. My first trip was with a female Uber driver. I have had plenty of lady drivers and they are all tipped the same, just like the male drivers. This driver was different from any driver I have had. She pulls up and she is on her headset having a full phone call. She does not say "Hi" or "How are you" or verifies who I am or such. I am completely ignored from where I live to the restaurant, which is about 5 miles away. I just sit there while she drives and she is on the phone for almost the last 1/2 mile to the destination. She does not apologize for anything. Which makes me instantly look at the $6 I was going to tip her and then look at her.
She comes up on my destination and before I leave the vehicle, I inform her that I am also an Uber driver and I believe in tipping my drivers. I show her exactly what she was going to be tipped and she just look like her heart sank. I apologized because I felt bad and I know what this job is like, but it was ridiculous that she was on the phone the entire time of the ride without saying a single word to me, not even "Hello". This was the one time I did not tip an Uber driver and I feel absolutely horrible about it, but I would never get on the phone for an entire conversation while taking pax to their destination. Never.
Anyway, on Sunday, I decided to head out. My first trip was with a female Uber driver. I have had plenty of lady drivers and they are all tipped the same, just like the male drivers. This driver was different from any driver I have had. She pulls up and she is on her headset having a full phone call. She does not say "Hi" or "How are you" or verifies who I am or such. I am completely ignored from where I live to the restaurant, which is about 5 miles away. I just sit there while she drives and she is on the phone for almost the last 1/2 mile to the destination. She does not apologize for anything. Which makes me instantly look at the $6 I was going to tip her and then look at her.
She comes up on my destination and before I leave the vehicle, I inform her that I am also an Uber driver and I believe in tipping my drivers. I show her exactly what she was going to be tipped and she just look like her heart sank. I apologized because I felt bad and I know what this job is like, but it was ridiculous that she was on the phone the entire time of the ride without saying a single word to me, not even "Hello". This was the one time I did not tip an Uber driver and I feel absolutely horrible about it, but I would never get on the phone for an entire conversation while taking pax to their destination. Never.
